Rangers, Henrik Lundqvist have good track record in Game 7s

Henrik Lundqvist celebrates the Rangers' 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins with Anton Stralman #6 after Game 6 of the second round of the 2014 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Madison Square Garden on May 11, 2014. Photo Credit: Getty Images / Elsa

That first time was against the Devils in 2012. It didn't turn out well, with the Rangers losing in six games.

On Tuesday night, with a different coach, Alain Vigneault, and a different opponent (the Rangers and Penguins have never met in a Game 7), the Blueshirts want another turn at the next rung on the Stanley Cup ladder.

"We've been pushing," said Martin St. Louis, who has been the central figure in this drama for the past two games after the death of his mother. "We were battle-tested in the first round; these are the games you want to play."

Penguins coach Dan Bylsma approached the game as a clean slate. "We've seen a little frustration at times," he said. "We can't live in Games 3 and 4 [both wins] and we certainly can't live in Games 5 and 6."

Neither can the Rangers.

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